Ingalls busts open Lady Aces offense to win SPIAA girls title

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Jan 27, 2013 at 3:16 AMJan 27, 2013 at 3:18 AM

By John CurtisDodge City Daily Globe

The Ingalls Lady Bulldogs allowed only four field goals in the first half and closed out the game hitting their free throws to improve to 13-0 on the season with a 49-40 victory over the Bucklin Lady Aces in the Southern Plains-Iroquois Activities Association.No. 1-seed Ingalls led 22-10 at halftime and increased their lead to 14 by the end of the third quarter. Bucklin did make a comeback to cut the deficit to 40-35 thanks to two 3-point plays by Morgan Hood, but the Lady Bulldogs made their free throws to seal the victory.Ingalls didn't make a basket in the final 11 1/2 minutes of the contest, but were 19-of-26 from the free throw line (including 17-of-23 in the final quarter). Leading scorer Tara Whipple went 8-of-10 at the line in the final quarter. Rebecca Wyatt aded 12 in the victory.Hood led Bucklin (9-3) with 14 points.A full story with more analysis and quotes will run in Tuesday's edition of The Daily Globe.BUCKLIN (40) — Gentry Stout 2, Janae Price 6, AJ Cossell 9, Morgan Hood 14, Allyson Rudd 9. Totals 11 14-18 40.INGALLS (49) — Deisy Estrada 9, Hope Beach 4, Kaisha Batman 4, Tara Whipple 16, Rebecca Wyatt 12, Bulma Galaviz 4. Totals 12 22-32 49.Bucklin 5 5 8 22 — 40Ingalls 10 12 10 17 — 49Three-point baskets — Bucklin 4 (Price 1, Hood 2, Rudd 1), Ingalls 3 (Estrada 3). Records — Bucklin 9-3, Ingalls 13-0.